Led by Thomas Heatherwick, the British studio famous for its architectural works unveils its first car design with Airo for IM Motors, as an electric vehicle that filters pollution as it moves. by Jincy IypePublished on : Dec 05, 2022
An electric vehicle concept that claims to eat pollution as its drives and offers itself as a multifunctional room to relax, when at rest, as a lounge on wheels—the lithe Airo EV conceptualised for Chinese car makers IM Motors by Heatherwick Studio, is “a car that actively does something good.” Interestingly, this fresh automobile design would be the studio’s first, led by Thomas Heatherwick, who admits that they are not conventional car designers—a er all, Heatherwick is be er known for their contemporary architectural projects such as the giant honeycomb staircase structure called the Vessel, the mushrooming Little Island in New York, as well as the sprawling Google Bay View Campus in California.
Airo is designed by Heatherwick Studio for IM Motors, as a car that eats pollu¬on | Airo EV by Heatherwick Studio | STIRworld Airo is designed by Heatherwick Studio for IM Motors, as a car that eats pollution
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The renowned British designer relays, “When IM invited us to design a new car, it was an amazing thing to start thinking about because we are not conventional car designers. The idea of an all-electric car with autonomous ability felt thrilling to work on. It didn’t feel enough, just to think about how to make a car, that yes, was electric, and wasn’t doing bad—we wondered if it could do more than that.”
